EU to ban olive oil jugs from restaurants

The European Union is to ban olive oil jugs and dipping bowls from restaurant tables in a move described by one of Britain's top cooks as authoritarian and damaging to artisanal food makers. Read more ...

The European Union is to ban olive oil jugs and dipping bowls from restaurant tables in a move described by one of Britain's top cooks as authoritarian and damaging to artisanal food makers. Read more ...

The EU is to ban restaurants from using refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil, citing hygiene and consumer protection. Read more ...

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The European Commission has decided to ban re-usable olive oil jugs and dipping bowls in order to ‘protect customers’ from 1 January 2014. Read more ...
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Citing hygiene and fraud fears, the European Commission is to ban refillable bottles on restaurant tables in all 27 nations. Read more ...
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